1890s

Potter: D & D China

Biography

Also known as D - D

Also known as Dale & Davis

Messrs. Dale & Davis established Prospect Hill Pottery in 1880 and manufactured semi-porcelain and white granite dinner and bath ware until 1894.  Some marks included their full surnames Dale & Dales and later marks simply used their initials D & D.

Formerly:  Isaac Davis 1872-1879

Subsequently:  Cook Pottery Co. 1894-1959

 

Location: Trenton, New Jersey
Origins: American
Manufacturing Era: 1870s, 1880s, 1890s
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: N/A
Treatments: N/A
Body Styles:
Cable Shape
Motifs:
N/A

Potter: Etruria Pottery

Biography

William Bloor founded Bloor, Ott & Booth in 1863 which operated under that name until 1865.  Then the company became known as Ott, Brewer & Bloor from 1865-t0 1870.  Then, in 1870 in the hopes of capitalizing on the popularity of English ironstone and earthenware, the factory was named Etruria Works and the company was known as Etruria Pottery & Co. (of Ott & Brewer Co.).  This company was in operation until 1893.

Location: Trenton, New Jersey
Origins: American
Manufacturing Era: 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Bath
Treatments: Gold Lustre
Body Styles:
Cable Shape
Motifs:
Moss Rose

Body Style: Cattail

Biography

To date, only bath pieces have been found in Cattail. It features an oblong body style adorned with cattail like lines eminating from the handle terminals. 

Naming Source: Club Named
Manufacturing Era: 1890s
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Bath
Treatments: Copper Lustre
Footprints/Shapes: Oblong, Round
Potters:
Shaw
Motifs:
Tea Leaf

Potter: Wick China Company

Biography

John Wick Jr. founded Wick China Company (1889-1913) as well as the town of Wickboro in Pennsylvania.  Prior to forming this pottery, Mr. Wick was one of the operators of Ford China company in Ford City, Pennsylvania.  Mr. Wick built a pottery, a school and donated land for commercial enterprises all to make the town that bore his name a viable entity.  The pottery. which was located on North Water Street in Wickboro, was destroyed in a fire in 1914.

Location: Wickboror (Kittaning), Pennsylvania
Origins: American
Manufacturing Era: 1880s, 1890s, 20th Century
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Bath, Dinnerware
Treatments: Gold Lustre
Body Styles:
Aurora
Erie
Knoble
Motifs:
Tea Leaf

Potter: Wheeling Pottery

Biography

Wheeling Pottery Co. (1879-1923) was organized by George K. Wheat, William A. Isert and Edward Meakin Pearson.  Mr. Pearson served as General Manager.  He was a former Staffordshire potter connected to many of the principal members of the pottery industry in England.  Wheeling Pottery became one of the largest potteries in the U.S. consisting of fifteen kilns and thirteen decorating kilns.

Location: Wheeling, West Virginia
Origins: American
Manufacturing Era: 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 20th Century
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Bath, Dinnerware
Treatments: Gold Lustre
Body Styles:
Unknown
Motifs:
Tea Leaf

Potter: Wallace & Chetwynd

Biography

Founded by a Mr. Wallace and Joseph Chetwynd, the Wallace & Chetwynd Co. (1881-1901) operated in the former Harker "Wedgewood" pottery.  The facility was renamed "Colonial."  Mr. Chetwynd was a Staffordshire potter who had been employed as a manager and modeler in the Cockson & Chetwynd Pottery.  The Colonial Pottery was noted for the excellence of their ironstone.

Location: East Liverpool, Ohio
Origins: American
Manufacturing Era: 1880s, 1890s, 20th Century
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Bath, Dinnerware
Treatments: Gold Lustre
Body Styles:
Gently Panelled
Unknown
Motifs:
Moss Rose
Tea Leaf

Potter: Vodrey & Brother Pottery

Biography

Jabez Vodrey was a Staffordshire potter who came to American in the 1840's working in New Jersey, Kentucky and Indiana potteries before settling in East Liverpool Ohio.  His first pottery there was established in 1847, but it was in 1876 that his sons, William, James and John, built the Vodrey & Brother Pottery and began the production of white ware.  In 1896 the pottery was incorporated as Vodrey Pottery Company.

Location: East Liverpool, Ohio
Origins: American
Manufacturing Era: 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 20th Century
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Bath, Dinnerware
Treatments: Gold Lustre
Body Styles:
Cable Shape
Ursilla
Motifs:
Tea Leaf

Potter: U. S. Pottery

Biography

In 1890, Robert Hall Sr., Silas Ferguson, and John J. Purinton built a six kiln pottery that became known as U. S. Pottery.  A disastrous fire forced the pottery to become part of the East Liverpool Potteries Co. which disbanded in 1900.  After that U. S. Pottery again became an independent company.

Location: Wellsville, Ohio
Origins: American
Manufacturing Era: 1890s, 20th Century
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Dinnerware
Treatments: Gold Lustre
Body Styles:
Fancy Fern
Unknown
Motifs:
Tea Leaf

Potter: Trenton Pottery

Biography

Trenton Pottery Co. (1852-1890) was founded by James Taylor and Henry Speeler.  Originially the pottery was named Taylor & Speeler until 1860 when Speeler sold his interest in the company.  It became the Trenton Pottery Co. in 1865.  In 1875, Isaac Davis became the sole owner and although the pottery was still called Trenton Pottery, it was actually J. Davis Pottery.  Trenton Pottery is NOT the same company as Trenton Potteries.

Location: East Liverpool, Ohio
Origins: American
Manufacturing Era: 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Dinnerware
Treatments: Copper Lustre, Gold Lustre
Body Styles:
Plain Uplift
Unknown
Motifs:
Tea Leaf

Potter: Steubenville Pottery

Biography

Steubenville Pottery (1881-1960) was founded by a group of Steubenville businessmen who persuaded A. B. Beck, a Staffordshire potter, to come to Steubenville to set up a pottery.  The city had several important prerequisites for a pottery:  easy transportation via the river and the Pan Handle Railroad, coal beds inside the city, and a ready supply of workers.  The first kiln was drawn in 1881.  In 1895 the factory converted to gas-fired kilns and employed over 200 workers.

Location: East Liverpool, Ohio
Origins: American
Manufacturing Era: 1880s, 1890s, 20th Century
Type of Company: Potter
Type of Ware: Bath, Dinnerware
Treatments: Copper Lustre, Gold Lustre
Body Styles:
Cable Shape
Plain Collar
Simple Square - Pagoda
Unknown
Motifs:
Moss Rose
Pomegranate
Tea Leaf
Tea Plum